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PGCE (Secondary): Art & Design

UK

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What will I learn?

This teacher training programme prepares you to teach art and design in secondary schools. You are shown how to plan, resource, and organise art lessons, as well as how to monitor, record, evaluate, and assess students’ art practice.

Why study PGCE (Secondary) Art & Design at Goldsmiths?

  • We will give you the tools you'll need to become a confident and committed art and design teacher. You'll learn how to make your classroom an inclusive space where you can support young people in developing their own forms of artistic expression.

  • You will get to grips with the current theories and political issues affecting art and design education - and look at strategies for challenging them.

  • As well as developing your students, we want you to continue to be a practising artist. You’ll participate in art and design workshops, lectures, seminars and tutorials.
  • You will complete a variety of placements. During the autumn term you’ll be placed in a secondary school’s art and design department to observe, participate, and teach Â鶹ԭ´´ experienced teachers. You'll also visit a primary school to develop an understanding of younger children’s work, and how the art and design curriculum is taught. During the Spring and Summer terms you’ll be placed in a secondary school, where you will build up your teaching experience.

Learning & teaching

A range of teaching methods is employed across all our PGCE programmes, including:

  • Taught subject sessions
  • Practical workshops
  • Compulsory lectures
  • Seminars
  • Group and Individual tutorials
  • Individual and group presentations
  • Supported self-study

Which department am I in?

Educational Studies

Study options

Full Time (1 year)

Tuition fees
£20,160.00 (US$ 26,035) per year
This is a fixed fee
Start date

September 2025

Venue

Goldsmiths, University of London

New Cross,

Lewisham,

SE14 6NW, SOUTHERN ENGLAND, England

Entry requirements

For international students

Students will need: to meet our fitness to train requirements: a GCSE Grade C/4 or above in English and Mathematics. Please note, we can only accept some UK and international GCSE equivalent qualifications. A complete list of accepted UK GCSE equivalencies can be found here: link. If you have a non-UK qualification that you believe is GCSE equivalent, you must check this with the Admissions team. They should have an undergraduate honours degree, at 2:2 or above from a university in the United Kingdom or an international equivalent in a related subject, such as fine/visual art, graphic design, illustration, architecture, filmmaking, animation, ceramics or textiles. The ability to demonstrate drawing skills. If English isn’t your first language, you will need an IELTS score (or equivalent English language qualification) of 6.5 with a 6.5 in writing and no element lower than 6.0 to study this programme. TOEFL: 92 overall with 23 in Writing and no lower than 20 in each other skill.

*There may be different IELTS requirements depending on your chosen course.

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